Brief Introductory Statement: Dr. Sanliang Gu received his Ph.D in Horticulture from Oregon State University. Dr.
Gu currently holds the Ricchiuti Chair in Viticulture at the Viticulture and Enology
Research Center, serving as a research scientist and professor of viticulture. He
was an Assistant Research Processor of Fruit Science for three and half years for
the Department of Fruit Science at Southwest Missouri State University in Mountain
Grove, Missouri. His research interests are in climatic analysis, fruit quality improvement,
plant nutrition, plant-water relations, vineyard irrigation, cold hardiness, cultivar
evaluation, trellis systems and canopy management. His teaching responsibilities include
Winegrape Production, General Viticulture, Grapes Varieties and Rootstocks, and Research
and Communications in Agriculture. He also advises graduate students for their research
and thesis.